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2023 Most Popular Engineering-Related Technologies Basic Certificate Trade Schools

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Engineering-Related Technologies is the #44 most popular major in the country with 969 degrees and certificates awarded in 2021-2022.

Today's trade school students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Most Popular Engineering-Related Technologies Basic Certificate Trade Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 48 schools in the United States to see which basic certificate programs were the most popular for trade school students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Engineering-Related Technologies program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for engineering-related tech majors pursuing a basic certificate.

Our 2023 rankings named Santiago Canyon College the most popular school in the United States for engineering-related technologies students working on their basic certificate. SCC is a large public school located in the midsize city of Orange.

About 15% of the students majoring in engineering-related tech at the school are women while 85% are male.

Full Engineering-Related Technologies at Santiago Canyon College Report

Out of the 48 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Wake Technical Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Wake Technical Community College is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Raleigh.

Of the 9 students majoring in engineering-related tech at Wake Technical Community College, 78% are male and 22% are female.

Full Engineering-Related Technologies at Wake Technical Community College Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hazard Community and Technical College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Engineering-Related Technologies Basic Certificate Trade Schools list. Hazard Community and Technical College is a small public school located in the town of Hazard.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Coastal Pines Technical College is a great place for engineering-related technologies students working on their basic certificate. Located in the remote town of Waycross, Coastal Pines Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

Women make up 20% of the engineering-related tech majors at the school.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Renton Technical College is a great place for engineering-related technologies students working on their basic certificate. Located in the midsize city of Renton, Renton Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

About 50% of the students majoring in engineering-related tech at the school are women while 50% are male.

Full Engineering-Related Technologies at Renton Technical College Report

With a ranking of #6, Wentworth Institute of Technology did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering-related technologies students working on their basic certificate. Located in the large city of Boston, WIT is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Full Engineering-Related Technologies at Wentworth Institute of Technology Report

Kennesaw State University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering-Related Technologies Basic Certificate Trade Schools list. KSU Georgia is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Kennesaw.

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With a ranking of #7, University of Arkansas Community College - Morrilton did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering-related technologies students working on their basic certificate. UACCM is a small public school located in the town of Morrilton.

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Columbus State Community College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate engineering-related technologies programs. Located in the large city of Columbus, Columbus State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Full Engineering-Related Technologies at Columbus State Community College Report

Austin Community College District landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate engineering-related technologies programs. Located in the large city of Austin, Austin Community College District is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 9 students majoring in engineering-related tech at Austin Community College District, 89% are male and 11% are female.

Full Engineering-Related Technologies at Austin Community College District Report

Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional popular schools for Engineering-Related Technologies students that almost earned our Most Popular Engineering-Related Technologies Basic Certificate Trade Schools award.

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Other U.S. Territories
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Engineering-Related Technologies is one of 18 different types of trade school programs to choose from.

Major Annual Graduates
Surveying Technology/Surveying 744
Hydraulics & Fluid Power Technology 178
Other Engineering-Related Technologies 47

Related Major Annual Graduates
Industrial Production Technology 11,288
Electromechanical Engineering Technology 10,780
Environmental Control Technology 9,376
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology 8,822
Electronics Engineering Technology 8,347

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 29 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Mike1979 Russia.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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